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Historical Event on 7/29/1983

First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
6/26/1954Nehru, Chou En-lai pledge good-neighbor policy at New Delhi.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.